New inquest ordered into murder of Thomas Lockard in 1998

A new inquest has been directed into the murder of Thomas Lockard in 1998 (Family handout/PA)

A new inquest has been directed by the Northern Ireland Attorney General, Brenda King, into the death of a man who was murdered weeks after the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998.

The body of Thomas Lockard was discovered in the Republic of Ireland two days after he disappeared from his south Belfast home.